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(88) Date of publication A3: 01.04.2004 (43) Date of publication: 13.07.2005 Bulletin 2005/28 (21) Application number: 03762259.4 (22) Date of filing: 01.07.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G11B 7/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/020610 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/003890 (08.01.2004 Gazette 2004/02)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 01.07.2002 US 392604 P (71) Applicant: MMRI Photonics Ltd 67450 Tel Aviv (IL)	(72) Inventors: ASSIS, Tsuriel 76407 Rehovot (IL) GLASER, Rann 53230 Givatayim (IL) GLASER-INBARI, Isaia 53230 Givatayim (IL) (74) Representative: Hübner, Gerd, Dipl.-Phys. et al Rau, Schneck & HübnerPatentanwälteKönigstrasse 2 90402 Nürnberg 90402 Nürnberg (DE)